Make Digital Crowd Funding Platform For Rare Diseases "Operational": Court Cautions Centre

Delhi high court said despite specific directions on January 28 that the digital crowd funding platform be made operational by March 31, it has not been done.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday said it would take action for "wilful non-compliance" if the Centre failed to make operational a digital platform for crowd funding of the expensive medicines and treatment for rare diseases. The high court said despite specific directions on January 28 that the digital crowd funding platform be made operational by March 31, it has not been done. Justice Rekha Palli was informed by Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma that he was not aware if the platform was working or not. Directing that instructions be sought in this regard by the counsel for central government, the judge said, "This court would be constrained to take action for wilful non-compliance."